The Wichita City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to grant a property-tax abatement to Leading Technology Composites on a recently completed expansion.

The company added 48,400 square feet to its facility at 2626 W. May in southwest Wichita to expand its manufacturing capacity. According to city documents, the expansion cost about $1.3 million.

The facility is held by J-T Acquisitions, which has the same owner as Leading Technology Composites.

The 100 percent property tax abatement, which applies to the expansion only, will last for at least five years, and the Council will have the option to extend it for five additional years if the company meets job-creation and other targets.

The company has 116 employees and says it will add at least 49 more over the next five years.

The firm was granted tax abatements on two previous expansions, most recently in 2010. The city says the company has followed through on job-creation commitments from the 2010 expansion.

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